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develop their learning plan by determining short- and medium-term learning goals for the cooperative education experience (e.g., short-term goal: to practise communicating information about their knowledge, skills, and interests for an interview to secure a cooperative education placement; to seek out and focus on aspects of the experience that offer opportunities to extend learning related to their selected related-course expectations; medium-term goal: to use effective time-management strategies to ensure that they achieve all course expectations; to learn more about being respectful of people's diversity, in terms of ethnocultural and/or socio-economic background, language, gender identity, and other areas of diversity; to learn about the ways in which social media can affect relationships; to refine skills outlined in the related-course expectations in order to support future involvement in an apprenticeship trade; to develop greater understanding of the mental health concerns that many young people experience and to learn about strategies that can be used to address them) and longer-term education and career/life goals (e.g., to use job search strategies to obtain a summer job; to save money for postsecondary education, training, or community living; to locate an employer who will sponsor them in a continued apprenticeship in carpentry; to obtain the advanced health and safety certification required to work in a child care setting; to volunteer at an organization that supports students in addressing mental health concerns; to develop and maintain a positive online presence, with a view to building an e-portfolio), and identify strategies to achieve these goals.